Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Four Cheese Instant Mashed Potatoes has less impact on blood sugar than Homestyle Butter & Herb Mashed Potatoes

Homestyle Butter & Herb Mashed Potatoes

Four Cheese Instant Mashed Potatoes

BSI: 31 - High Impact
BSI: 29 - Moderate Impact

Homestyle Butter & Herb Mashed Potatoes

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Vegetable And Lentil Mixes Nash Finch Company Branded

Four Cheese Instant Mashed Potatoes

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Vegetable And Lentil Mixes Bektrom Foods, Inc Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Homestyle Bu... Four Cheese ...
Carbs 17.0g 16.0g
Sugars 1.0g 2.0g
Fiber 1.0g 1.0g
Protein 2.0g 2.0g
Fat 0.5g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

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Homestyle Butter & Herb Mashed Potatoes

Serving size 23.0 Gg

Calories 80

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.5g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 390.1mg 17%
Total Carbohydrates 17.0g 6%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 15.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 2.0g 4%
Calcium 29.9mg 2%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Potassium 239.9mg 5%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

INGREDIENTS:

POTATO FLAKES (DEHYDRATED POTATO, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, PRESERVATIVES [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BISULFITE, CITRIC ACID]), MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, NONFAT MILK, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SPICE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED ONION, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, LACTIC ACID, BHT (PRESERVATIVE).

Four Cheese Instant Mashed Potatoes

Serving size 21.0 Gg

Calories 70

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 370.0mg 16%
Total Carbohydrates 16.0g 6%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 13.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 2.0g 4%
Calcium 20.0mg 2%
Iron 0.0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

INGREDIENTS:

DEHYDRATED POTATO FLAKES, SEASONING (WHEY, SALT, CORN STARCH, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, CHEDDAR AND PARMESAN CHEESE* [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SOYBEAN OIL TO REDUCE DUSTING, ONION POWDER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE*, LACTIC ACID POWDER [LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE], CREAM, SODIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CITRIC ACID, COLORS ADDED [YELLOW 5 AND YELLOW 6], DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, NATURAL FLAVOR), MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM ACID PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

Compare the vitamin and mineral content of both foods as percentage of daily values.

Homestyle Butter & Her...

Minerals

Calcium 13% DV
Iron 7% DV
Potassium 30% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Four Cheese Instant Ma...

Minerals

Calcium 10% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

Compare ingredient counts and processing levels to understand what's in these foods.

Homestyle Butter & Herb Mas...

Total Ingredients
18
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
Filler
+ 9 more

Four Cheese Instant Mashed ...

Total Ingredients
30
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 14 more
Note: Processing levels are calculated based on ingredient count and presence of additives, preservatives, and artificial ingredients. Foundation foods show basic processing info, while branded foods include detailed ingredient detection.

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Homestyle Butter & Herb Mashed Potatoes Tags

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Data Quality

This section compares the data quality and source information for both foods.

About Our Food Data

All nutritional data comes from the USDA Food Database. Some branded products contain self-reported information that may not be perfectly accurate. Food details are inherently difficult to measure precisely, so we do our best to provide reliable information and use the data quality scores below to help you assess accuracy.

Brand Nash Finch Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2251293

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Brand Bektrom Foods, Inc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2160403

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